- The British Grand Prix at Silverstone ended with an automatic penalty after an incident involving safety car deployment, following an FIA software issue.
- In the material, it is explained that the incident with “unlapping” occurred during the race, and the reason for the penalty was that the “unlapping” procedure was not carried out correctly, which led to a safety car being deployed.
- Lewis Hamilton finished third: he received a reprimand for an incorrect pass during the race.
For more details, see Ars Technica and Sky Sports.
The British Grand Prix at Silverstone ended with an automatic penalty, while the incident with the safety car was, in fact, caused by the fact that the safety car was deployed due to a software error. The material, which describes in detail, states that the reason for the penalty was that the “safety car deployed” message was triggered by the FIA software issue.
According to the Guardian, the reason was that the “unlapping” procedure was carried out incorrectly, which led to a safety car being deployed. The material also notes that the incident occurred during the race, and the “unlapping” procedure was not carried out correctly.
Ars Technica also reports that the safety car came out on lap 48 of 52, and the deployment was caused by a message on the screen for the race director. The publication also notes that the restart did not take place, and the safety car was not withdrawn until the end of the race.
According to the Guardian, a similar incident happened to Max Verstappen, which caused the safety car to be deployed, and Mercedes’ George Russell was also awarded a reprimand. The material also adds that Toto Wolff commented on the situation, saying that the FIA’s decision was “human error.”
Sky Sports F1 also reported on the penalty for Lewis Hamilton: he finished third in the 52-lap race. The publication also states that Hamilton received a reprimand for an incorrect pass, and that Ferrari driver George Russell was penalized with a stop-and-go penalty for the same incident.
Sky Sports F1 also adds that this penalty was imposed on Hamilton during the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps on July 17-19. Sky Sports F1 reports that Hamilton received a penalty for the same reason.